Page 5 Advertisements Column 6

Taranaki Daily News, 30 July 1919, Page 5

' x 'THI .eßbrnio&'s ddvance in" .the price of cloth—the great depreciation in its quality—has already caused, great advances in the price of clothing. Cloth that could 'be purchased in 1014 for Cs per yard at the English mills'is now costing 20s per yard and supplies cannot be obtained even at that prifee. The cloth could be landed in New Zealand in 1914 for Is 6d per yard, whereas it now costs 8s per yard tc land this cloth. • These high prices are again aggravated by a shortage of supplies. This shortage has led to profiteering, and the long suffering public always pays. You can get over the difficulty from a tailoring point of view, by trading with those Who have the oldest' stocks. The rule is now "the older the stock the'better the quality." Again prices based on old stock should be lower than for cloths purchased today. The largest stocks in Taranakj are held by The Modern Tailors in their New Plymouth and .Stratford shops. If you wart to be wise and rise your suits and costumes from the Moae.i Tatar*/stoß|tt«t* blffe (Wdptiess